William viego wilson



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM VIRGO XVILSON, OF JUBILEE STREET, MILE END, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX,ENGLAND.

PROCESS OF ORNAMENTING WALL AND OTHER PAPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,026, dated April13, 1886.

Application filed October 15, 1885. Serial No. 179,!17R.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM VIRGO WIL- soN, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at Jubilee Street, Mile End, in the county ofMiddlesex, England. color manufacturer, have invented an ImprovedProcess ofOrnamenting \Vall and Other Papers; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to makeand use thesame.

My invention relates to an improved process of producing a finish uponpreviouslyprinted wall and other papers in imitation of silk, satin,horse-hair, or other-fabrics.

\Vhatever the nature of the finish or design to be produced or the kindof fabric to be tinished or ornamented, the process consists in firstcoating the previously printed fabric with a varnish or compound ofnitro-cellulose, and then embossing or frictioning and embossing(according to the kind of finish desired) the varnished or coatedsurface.

The varnish or coating consists, essentially, of nitro cellulosedissolved in acetate of amyl or in acetate ot' amyl and amylic alcohol,with or without the addition of castor or linseed oil,. as specified intwo other applications for Letters Patent, respectively dated 'July 2t,1885, Serial No. 138,706, and May 9, 1885, SerialNo. 164.973.

In order to produce asilk, satin, or horsellilll'-(jl0lll finish on wallor other papers, the paper is first coated with the said varnish. andwhen the same is dry it is passed through an embossing-machine, therollers of which are suitably engraved to produce the desired effect,therollers being preferably heated and running either at unequal orequal speeds, according as it is or is not desired to produce africtioni ng as well as an embossing action to produce the desiredeffect; or the paper after being varnished might before beingembossed bepassed through a friction-calender.

I am aware'that wall-papers have heretofore been embossed, and they havealso been varnished; but the effect produced by my invention has neverheretofore been obtained.

(N0 specimens.)

It will be understood from theforegoing that I coat finished or printedwall-paper, and that said coating, being transparent, allows the printedmatter to be clearly shown, and the coating is very thin and constitutesa mere varnish. This varnished and printed paper is embossed in any ofthe ways stated to give the desired finish.

Heretot'ore plain paperthat is, unprinted paper or fabriehas been coatedwith parkesine or Xylonite, and the coating itself before becoming dryornamented. The coating was evidently opaque, so as not to show theplain fabric. I do not claim such as of my invention.

I claim 1. The herein-described process of ornamenting wall-paper, whichconsists in coating the printed paper with a thintransparent varnishcomposed, essentially, of a solution of nitro-cellulose, andsubsequently embossing the said varnished paper throughout its substance after the varnish has become dry, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described process of ornaineuting wall-paper, whichconsistsv in first coating the printed paper with a transparent varnishot' nitro-cellulose solution, and then frictioning and embossing thesaid varnished paper throughout its substance after the varnish hasbecome dry, substantially as set forth.

3. As an improved article ot'manut'acture, a web of printed wall-paperhaving its printed surface coated with a thin transparent varnish ofnitro cellulose, the said varnish being embossed to present a silk,satin, or horsehair finish, substantially as set forth.

'Dated 21st day of May, 1885.

\VILLIAM VIRG 0 WILSON.

\Vitnesses:

W. T. ATKIN, East London Color Works, Jubilee Street, mercantile cleric.

E. G. WEIGHTMAN, 75 Bramcote Road, Rotherhithe New Road,

8. E., mercantile clerk.

